Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy

Experience

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  American Red Cross

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2018

  Disaster Services Instructor

  Teaching disaster services classes to volunteers for American Red Cross.

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  Community Housing Partners

  Sept 2003 - Mar 2005

  Director of Resident Services

  Planning, implementing & maintaining community resident services programs. Contract negotiation and monitoring, program oversight (2-Service Coordinators sites, 5 Neighborhood Networks sites).  Provided leadership, administrative direction, grant writing, fund raising, marketing & community organizing  Designed, developed, facilitated and Implemented various training program. Managed the allocation of resources to maximize department & program accomplishments.

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  Piedmont Housing Alliance

  Jul 2005 - Dec 2018

  Director of Program Services

  Responsible for the overall management of the Regional Home Ownership Center (RHOC), which includes the comprehensive Housing Counseling Program for first time homebuyers,default mortgage foreclosure prevention, reverse mortgage counseling, education and outreach on Predatory Lending Protection & Mortgage Default Program and Financial Literacy. She is a certified trainer for VHDA Homeownership Education Program. Shelley bring with her has more than 15 years in affordable housing and management. She brings experience working with local government, private and the nonprofit organizations. She holds a BA in Social Psychology from Park University; MA in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix. Currently, residing in Charlottesville and an active member and instructor for a local chapter of American Red Cross and the National Federation of Housing Counselors. Show less

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  Averett University

  Feb 2009 - now

  Adjunct Professor

  Courses: Undergraduate level: Organizational Behavior, Management Theory and Practice, Human Resources Management, Strategic Management, and Business Case Study. Graduate level: Organizational Behavior, Contemporary Issues in Leadership Development, Contemporary Issues in HRM, Entrepreneurial Thinking and Entrepreneurial Innovation.

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  International African American Museum

  Mar 2019 - now

  Coordinator of Genealogy Education
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  University of Virginia

  Jul 2019 - now

  Descendant Project Researcher

  My job is to find the descendants of the enslaved laborers who built the University of Virginia.